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Video: Does the iMac Pro get too hot when under load? http://ift.tt/2zMZUSo Apple's new iMac Pro now uses a much more advanced dual fan cooling solution, with almost 75 percent more airflow and an 80 percent increase in system thermal capacity. AppleInsider put it to the test to see how it performs with CPU and GPU intensive tasks, and we came away with interesting results. Gadget News via AppleInsider - Frontpage News http://appleinsider.com December 29, 2017 at 05:10PM
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No, your iPad isn't affected by #iPhoneSlow. Here's why! http://ift.tt/2BTGhKc Apple is throttling iPhone performance to maintain battery life and prevent unexpected shutdowns. Do iPad owners have to worry about the same thing? iOS 10.2.1 added battery health to the list of things included in the advanced power management system on iPhone. Flash forward and, after customers complained about excessive performance issues, Apple is now offering battery replacements at a reduced price and will update iOS to provide better insight into battery health. But what about iPad? Should iPad customers also be worried about performance throttling or battery health? In a word: No. What you need to know about Apple's $29 battery replacement program Why aren't iPads affected by Apple's power management throttling?Because Apple hasn't added them to the same battery health-based power management system. From Apple Support:
Apple specifically calls out iPhone — and more specifically, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and iPhone SE. It's possible that a very old iPad with very poor battery health could have trouble dealing with spikes but, since Apple hasn't added them to the power management system, they'd shut down the same way iPhone 5s and previous iPhones would. Could Apple add iPads to the same power management system?Theoretically, but iPads have significantly bigger batteries than iPhones. That means they can better handle instantaneous performance peaks over a much, much longer portion of their battery life. Never say never, but it's not something that's happening now. But what if your iPad is slow?There are several things that can affect iPad performance. Excessive heat, for example, has always and will still cause processors to ramp down on any device, including iPads. So can the cruft and bit rot that builds up over months and years of use. You can try rebooting or even backing up and restoring to improve performance. If Apple does start throttling iPads to preserve battery health, will you update?Absolutely. For now, though, cancel the red alert. What if you have more questions about #iPhoneSlow on iPad?Drop them in the comments below! Gadget News via iMore - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog https://www.imore.com/ December 29, 2017 at 05:03PM
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Alleged swatting hoax ends in the death of a father of two http://ift.tt/2CiF4j0 Yesterday evening, a 28-year-old Kansas man was shot by police after the station received a call about a hostage situation taking place at the man's residence. "It was a shooting call involving hostages," Deputy Police Chief Troy Livingston said during a press conference last night. "The original call, we were told that someone had an argument with their mother and dad was accidentally shot. And that now that person was holding mother, brother and sister hostage. We learned through that call that a father was deceased, and had been shot in the head. That was the information we were working off of." But that information turned out to be wrong and shortly after the incident, reports began to surface online that the call was part of a "swatting" stunt -- a hoax wherein someone makes a false police report in order to fuel a large law enforcement response. Here's what seems to have gone down. Two individuals were playing Call of Duty and got into an argument online over a game with a $1.50 wager. One of them, a person with the Twitter handle @SWauTistic, threatened to swat user @7aLeNT. The latter then provided an address that wasn't actually their own in response to the threat. Shortly thereafter, @SWauTistic allegedly called in the false report, which led to a police response at the provided address. Andrew Finch, who lived at the address, reportedly went to the front door in response to the commotion and was shot. "As he came to the front door, one of our officers discharged his weapon," said Livingston. The police haven't said whether Finch had a weapon at the time, but his family has said there were no guns in the house. The officer who fired the shot is a seven-year department veteran who will be put on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. Once the story began attracting media coverage, @SWauTistic tweeted that the house he swatted was on the news, which was then followed by a tweet saying he didn't get anyone killed because he wasn't the person who shot Finch. KrebsOnSecurity reports that the individual then changed his Twitter handle to @GoredTutor36, but not before KrebsOnSecurity got its hands on weeks' worth of the original account's tweets. The person behind the account has claimed credit for a number of swatting hoaxes and other threats including one that led to the evacuation of the Dallas Convention Center earlier this month, a bomb threat at a Florida high school in November and the threat that caused the FCC to pause its net neutrality vote a couple of weeks ago. In direct message conversations with KrebsOnSecurity, the person running @GoredTutor36 said that they had remorse over Finch's death but that they would not be turning themselves in. "People will eventually (most likely those who know me) tell me to turn myself in or something. I can't do that; though I know its [sic] morally right. I'm too scared admittedly," they wrote. They also said, "Bomb threats are more fun and cooler than swats in my opinion and I should have just stuck to that. But I began making $ doing some swat requests." The person also noted that the thrill of such hoaxes "comes from having to hide from police via net connections." Finch was a father of two children -- a two-year-old and a seven-year-old -- and his family said he didn't play video games. Images: @mattcarries via KrebsOnSecurity Source: Wichita Police Department, The Wichita Eagle (1), (2) Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com December 29, 2017 at 04:42PM Flipkart 2018 Mobile Bonanza Sale, Apple Apologises for Slowing Down iPhones, Airtel Rs. 93 Recharge to Beat Jio ... http://ift.tt/2lpXOT3 Gadget News via gadgets - Google News http://ift.tt/2zdEA80 December 29, 2017 at 04:28PM
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Forever 21 breach exposed customer credit card info for months http://ift.tt/2CanC0Z If you shopped at a Forever 21 store this year, there's a chance your credit card information may have been stolen, CNET reports. The retail store confirmed this week that between April 3rd and November 18th of this year, a number of point of sale terminals at stores across the US were breached. While it hasn't provided any numbers on how many customers were affected, Forever 21 did say that in most cases, card numbers, expiration dates and verification codes, but not cardholder names, were obtained by hackers. However, in some cases names were also obtained. Encryption is usually used by the store to protect its payment processing system, but in some stores, the encryption was sometimes off, opening up their point of sale terminals to malware. Not every terminal in every affected store was infected with the malware and not every store was impacted during the full time period of the breach. In some cases, credit card data stored in certain system logs prior to April 3rd were also exposed. Forever 21 said payment processing systems outside of the US work differently but that it was investigating whether non-US stores were affected as well. Purchases made through its website weren't impacted by the breach. Chipotle and GameStop suffered similar breaches this year while hotel giant HEI announced it was hit with the same type of data breach last year. In a statement, Forever 21 said, "In addition to addressing encryption, Forever 21 is continuing to work with security firms to enhance its security measures. We also continue to work with the payment card networks so that the banks that issue payment cards can be made aware of this incident. Lastly, we will continue to support law enforcement's investigation of this incident." Via: CNET Source: Forever 21 Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com December 29, 2017 at 04:12PM
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Here’s How MoviePass Stacks Up to its Competitors http://ift.tt/2CqkSJP 2018 is going to be a pretty busy year for most moviegoers, what with all the superhero films and summer blockbusters guaranteed to blow out your eardrums while you guzzle soda. You might love the movies, paying close to $50 for a pair of tickets and some popcorn isn’t exactly built into most people’s monthly budgets. Movie subscription services like the pretty popular MoviePass might allow you to watch a film a day at participating theaters, but it isn’t the only game in town when it comes to seeing movies, and it might not have the perks you’re looking for. The competition can satisfy your sweet tooth, or take care of date night, so we’ve broken each service down to see which one offers the best value per dollar. Cinemark Movie ClubCinemark’s Movie Club grants you one movie credit per month, redeemable at any Cinemark theater. You can purchase an extra ticket at a discounted price, along with discounted snacks and drinks. You can purchase your movie tickets online, saving you the anxiety that comes with the proximity-based purchase process behind Moviepass. Unless you’re a popcorn-loving couple that sees a movie or two per month, Cinemark Movie Club doesn’t grant you much compared to Moviepass and its daily movie credit, and you’ll still be paying for tickets (albeit at a discount). Price:
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MoviePassThe most cost-effective movie subscription around, MoviePass lets you watch one 2D film per day (sorry, you’ll be paying full price for those premium tickets). One movie per week for $9.99 per month adds up to $2.50 per ticket, a deal no matter what cinematic masterpiece you’re enjoying. Advertisement Purchasing tickets through MoviePass is more frustrating than it has to be. In order to actually purchase your tickets, you have to be in the theater beforehand, and check in to the theater using the MoviePass app. From there you can purchase your ticket on the app, which activates your physical MoviePass card (or provides you with a code to use in e-ticketing theaters). With uncertainty baked into the purchase process, you might not want to rely on MoviePass to see new films, unless you like risking a drive to a sold out showing. Sure, there’s no option to purchase additional tickets, and you won’t save any cash on discounted concession stand items, but a monthly movie subscription for every day of the week is worth the extra few bucks for more popcorn. Price:
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SinemiaSinemia might be a decent balance between MoviePass’ daily viewing feature and Cinemark’s discounted ticket pricing. With Sinemia, you can purchase a monthly or yearly subscription plan that lets you watch up to three movies per month in any theater you want. You can sign up for a Sinemia for Two plan to watch up to three films per month with whoever you want, though you’ll have to be in the same theater. Advertisement It’s more expensive than MoviePass and Cinemark’s unlimited movie subscription plans, but the benefits, like the included monthly premium format film credit, and the ability to purchase tickets online beforehand, make it a subscription appealing to people who hate going to movies by themselves. Price:
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The fact that more than one movie subscription service exists means you could always sign up for two of them. At $10 per month, MoviePass could always replace your Netflix subscription, or double as an extra movie credit if you find you and your buddies burning through your Sinemia movie ticket allotment each month. Gadget News via Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com December 29, 2017 at 03:31PM
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Eddie Bauer's Semi-Annual Sale Is Overflowing With Winter Wear http://ift.tt/2zMef16 Eddie Bauer makes great stuff all year ‘round, but their wares really shine in the winter, and you can stock up on coats, pants, boots, and pretty much everything else from their semi-annual sale, including a rare deal on the iconic Downlight Stormdown jacket for men and women, which can keep you warm in temperatures well below zero. Gadget News via Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com December 29, 2017 at 03:31PM
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iMore show 587: A Superhot Christmas http://ift.tt/2Dw0fLm The iMore show brings you everything you need to know about the week in iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Mac, and Apple! This week, Serenity Caldwell and Lory Gill are joined by Cella Lao Rousseau to talk about iMore's '12 Days of Tech Tips' series of articles, and tips for taking better winter photos. They also share information about some of the gifts they received for Christmas, including 4K TVs, Instax cameras, and the Playstation VR headset! Listen nowShow notes
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Maybe private 'Black Mirror' messages weren't a good idea, Netflix http://ift.tt/2Cap03x 'Tis the season for ominous, intrusive internet promotional campaigns. Netflix has spooked users on a Turkish equivalent to Reddit, Ekşi Sözlük, by sending them promotional direct messages meant to hype up the debut of Black Mirror's fourth season. The messages from "iamwaldo" (a reference to Black Mirror season two's "The Waldo Moment") came in the middle of the night and sounded almost like a threat: "we know what you're up to," they read, "watch and see what we will do." Netflix has declined comment, but both Engadget and Gizmodo have learned that the streaming service is responsible for the campaign. Many users quickly picked up on the Black Mirror references and thought this was clever. It certainly fits with Black Mirror's "technology gone horrifically wrong" theme. However, others point out that this could easily have created serious problems. If you suffer from panic attacks and didn't catch the reference, this could well have triggered a crisis. And remember, this is Turkey we're talking about. Its current authoritarian leadership is fond of spying on social network users and suppressing political opposition, so those who missed the Black Mirror nod might have thought they really were being watched. The damage is likely to be low, to be clear. However, this and Mozilla's Mr. Robot Firefox promo (where it injected an add-on without permission) suggest that tech companies are pushing a little too hard in their attempts at viral marketing. The surprises certainly get attention, but they could also trigger a backlash from users who see the unsolicited ads as a reason to avoid services. Via: Gizmodo Source: Daily Sabah Gadget News via Engadget http://www.engadget.com December 29, 2017 at 03:24PM Italian Clothing Company Allowed To Use Steve Jobs Name http://ift.tt/2pXraO6 Gadget News via gadgets - Google News http://ift.tt/2zdEA80 December 29, 2017 at 02:57PM |
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